January 31, 201016 yr QUOTE (FlaSoxxJim @ Jan 31, 2010 -> 03:35 PM) That's a little hyperbolic. They came up short in the 2995 and 1997 World Series games, but took them to 6 and 7 games, and only lost in 1997 to the Marlins in extras. Four consecutive division championships from 1995-1998 is hardly not winning anything, though sure they have no hardware to show for all of that. I totally hated the that era's Indians teams, and for years I blamed the strike on derailing our momentum and letting the Tribe dominate he division all those years.
February 1, 201016 yr QUOTE (FlaSoxxJim @ Jan 31, 2010 -> 02:35 PM) That's a little hyperbolic. They came up short in the 2995 and 1997 World Series games, but took them to 6 and 7 games, and only lost in 1997 to the Marlins in extras. Four consecutive division championships from 1995-1998 is hardly not winning anything, though sure they have no hardware to show for all of that. I totally hated the that era's Indians teams, and for years I blamed the strike on derailing our momentum and letting the Tribe dominate he division all those years. It's true, but that is as close as a team is going to come in baseball from not winning it. The Cavs reached the finals a couple of years ago too. They've been there, they just haven't won. I think it's like the longest streak in the nation for major sports franchises because Seattle hasn't had teams around for long enough to top it.
February 1, 201016 yr I was 12 during the '94 season, in the midst of little league (dominating as a pitcher I might add, "Wild Thing" was my nickname), and was absolutely devastated by the strike. I swore off baseball (the money grubbin' s.o.b.'s) until 1999. Then I was smacked in the face again by that awful sweep in 2000. Five years later I watched every single minute of the 2005 season (in a given year I'll probably watch 120-130 games, but for some reason I didn't miss a single game that year). So, what does this tell us? That this franchise runs in cycles of roughly 5 years. So, 2010 is our year. Book it. Edited February 1, 201016 yr by Jenksismybitch
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